Abstract
The aim of this study is to determine the effects of deficit irrigation on nitrogen consumption, yield, and quality in grafted and ungrafted watermelon. The study was conducted in Çukurova region, Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey, between 2006 and 2008, and employed 3 irrigation rates (full irrigation (I100) with no stress, moderate irrigation (DI70), and low irrigation (DI50); DI70 and DI50 were considered deficit irrigation) on grafted (CTJ, Crimson Tide+Jumbo) and the ungrafted (CT, Crimson Tide) watermelon. The amount of irrigation water (IR) applied to the study plots were calculated based on cumulative pan evaporation that occurred during the irrigation intervals. Nitrogen consumption was 16% lower in CTJ plants than in CT plants. On the other hand, consumption of nitrogen was 28% higher in DI50 plants than in DI70 plants while it was 23% higher in DI50 plants than in I100 plants. By grafting, the average amount of nitrogen content in seeds, pulps and peels for CTJ was 30, 43 and 56% more than those of CT, respectively. The yield and the quality were not significantly affected by the deficit irrigation. In this respect, grafting of watermelon gave higher yield, but, it had a slight effect on fruit quality. The highest yield values of 16.90 and 19.32 kg plant−1 in 2008 were obtained with I100 and in CTJ plants, respectively. However, DI50 treatment could be taken into account for the development of reduced irrigation strategies in semiarid regions where irrigation water supplies are limited. Additionally, the yield increased by applying CTJ treatment to the watermelon production.
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Claims 12
Claim · model-written summary
Grafted CTJ plants consumed 16% less nitrogen than ungrafted CT plants.
- Taxon
- watermelon
Citrullus lanatust0 - Material
- CTJe0
- Treatment
- CTJ plantse0
- Outcome
- Nitrogen consumptione0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Value
- 16%e0
- Comparator
- CT plantse0
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Verbatim
e0“Nitrogen consumption was 16% lower in CTJ plants than in CT plants.”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
DI50 plants consumed 28% more nitrogen than DI70 plants.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- DI50e0
- Outcome
- consumption of nitrogene0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 28%e0
- Comparator
- DI70e0
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Verbatim
e0“consumption of nitrogen was 28% higher in DI50 plants than in DI70 plants”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
DI50 plants consumed 23% more nitrogen than I100 plants.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- DI50e0
- Outcome
- consumption of nitrogene0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 23%e0
- Comparator
- I100e0
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Verbatim
e0“consumption of nitrogen was 28% higher in DI50 plants than in DI70 plants while it was 23% higher in DI50 plants than in I100 plants”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafted CTJ seeds had 30% more nitrogen than CT seeds.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Organ / stage
- seedse0
- Treatment
- CTJe0
- Outcome
- nitrogen content in seedse0
- Direction
- moree0
- Value
- 30e0
- Comparator
- CTe0
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Verbatim
e0“the average amount of nitrogen content in seeds, pulps and peels for CTJ was 30, 43 and 56% more than those of CT, respectively.”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafted CTJ pulp had 43% more nitrogen than CT pulp.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Organ / stage
- pulpse0
- Treatment
- CTJe0
- Outcome
- nitrogen content in seeds, pulps and peelse0
- Direction
- moree0
- Value
- 43e0
- Comparator
- CTe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the average amount of nitrogen content in seeds, pulps and peels for CTJ was 30, 43 and 56% more than those of CT, respectively.”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafted CTJ peels had 56% more nitrogen than CT peels.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Organ / stage
- peelse0
- Treatment
- CTJe0
- Outcome
- nitrogen content in seeds, pulps and peelse0
- Direction
- moree0
- Value
- 56%e0
- Comparator
- CTe0
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Verbatim
e0“the average amount of nitrogen content in seeds, pulps and peels for CTJ was 30, 43 and 56% more than those of CT, respectively.”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Deficit irrigation did not significantly affect watermelon yield or quality.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- deficit irrigatione0
- Outcome
- yield and the qualitye0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
e0“The yield and the quality were not significantly affected by the deficit irrigation.”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafting gave higher watermelon yield.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- graftinge0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“grafting of watermelon gave higher yield”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafting had a slight effect on watermelon fruit quality.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- graftinge0
- Outcome
- fruit qualitye0
- Qualifier
- slight effecte0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
e0“grafting of watermelon gave higher yield, but, it had a slight effect on fruit quality”
Claim · model-written summary
In 2008 I100 irrigation produced a highest yield value of 16.90 kg plant−1.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- I100e0
- Outcome
- yield valuese0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 16.90e0
- Qualifier
- in 2008e0
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Verbatim
e0“The highest yield values of 16.90 and 19.32 kg plant−1 in 2008 were obtained with I100 and in CTJ plants, respectively.”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
In 2008 CTJ plants produced a highest yield value of 19.32 kg plant−1.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Material
- CTJe0
- Outcome
- yield valuese0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 19.32 kg plant−1e0
- Qualifier
- in 2008e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The highest yield values of 16.90 and 19.32 kg plant−1 in 2008 were obtained with I100 and in CTJ plants, respectively.”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest DI50 for reduced irrigation strategies in semiarid regions with limited water.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Outcome
- DI50 treatment could be taken into account for the development of reduced irrigation strategiese0
- Setting
- semiarid regionse0
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Verbatim
e0“DI50 treatment could be taken into account for the development of reduced irrigation strategies in semiarid regions where irrigation water supplies are limited.”
t0“watermelon”
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